the OK song

I'm gonna plant a 90s song in your head. It's made mostly by Kevin Krakower aka Kevi, and his "band", 1000 Clowns, which I keep remembering (when I do) as 10000 Clowns. Big difference between 1K and 10K, though the song can still be found, together with the history of it all.

The song video clip can still be found on YouTube, DailyMotion and Vimeo. It seems that the director was Mark Kohr.

The lyrics are cute (© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC) and JERRY PAO, JOHN ACOSTA, KEVIN KRAKOWER, MICKEY P are credited with writing it.

I wanna be down, yo, will you let me?
I get real close, I kiss her face real gently
Don't sweat me girl you're everything I ever needed
And when I'm with you my heart starts to bleed
I plead and plead and plead and plead for a little kiss
And if you say “OK”
I just got my wish
On the town the night will be just right
I hold your hand but I won't squeeze too tight

I feed you food that you've never eaten
I think about it and my heart starts beating
I look at you and it nearly wrecks me
I never met a girl who was so damn sexy!
A week later and some daisies after
You get a postcard from this silly rapper
And it says I'll be knocking on your front door
'cause I've never loved a girl like this before!

I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But please baby, please baby be my girl
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in this land
But I'll do anything if you'll hold my hand

I pick her up and its raining heavy
I meet her mom, I say my name is Kevi
I'm so dizzy when I'm with your daughter
But I treat her right, I never cross no border
We get in the car, I say "Ya want some music?"
She says “OK”
So I say "You choose it"
Straight out the purse comes 1000 Clowns, and I say
"Oh, God, I know my girl is down"

We go away for the cozy vacation
Santa Barbara is our destination
Halfway on our way I start to feel real ready
I pull the car over "Will you be my steady?"
She says
And my heart gets swollen
It feels so damn good to even take her bowling
Now she knows I'll be knocking on her front door
'cause I've never loved a girl like this before

I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But please baby, please baby be my girl
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in this land
But I'll do anything if you'll hold my hand

Would ya be my sunshine?
Would ya be all mine?
Would ya be my sunshine?
Could ya be all mine?

We're still together, we hang out all the time
She comes to the show when I bust a rhyme
She never minds that my friends keep me late
She's cool like that, she'll kick back and wait
Never hesitate to hold my hand, whispers in my ear
"Kevi you're my man"
See, that's the plan, now there's no more adore
I've never loved a girl like this before

I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But would ya, would ya, would ya please be my girl?
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in the world
But please baby, please baby be my girl
I know I'm not the greatest rapper in this land
But I'll do anything if you'll hold my hand

Here’s the story (acad-1kc):

1000 Clowns is a four-person rap group most famous for singing the songs "(Not The) Greatest Rapper", which appeared on the "Good Burger" soundtrack, and "Kitty Kat Max" (which samples For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield), which was their debut single, released in late 1997.

The members of the group are backing vocalists and sisters Anita and Michelle, and lead singer/rapper Kevi. The DJ for the group and also co-producer of many songs is DJ Mr. Pao.

Discovery

Based in Los Angeles, 1000 Clowns came to the attention of Elektra Records during one of their rare live performances. 1000 Clowns had played a total of four dates, all at the Viper Room. Within months of being discovered, work began on "Freelance Bubblehead".

Kevi

Born and raised in Philadelphia where he listened to Run-D.M.C., Schooly D, Roxanne Shante, and Bruce Springsteen. Kevi attended Bennington College in Vermont where he majored in Theater and Sculpture. Upon graduating, he moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.

Kevi won the award in 1999 for Whitest Human Alive. Kevi was the rapper on Forest for the Trees' hit single, "Dreams".

Formation of the band

"Basically, if you lived near me, or were my friend, then you could be in my band. Mr. Pao lived downstairs from me. He told me he was a club DJ, I asked him if he wanted to be in my band. He said, 'O.K.' And then I was looking for wholesome, intelligent, fun girls to be my singers. My friend Yvonna introduced me to her sisters Anita and Michelle. When I met them, I said, "Do you want to be in my band?' and they were, like. 'Sure. O.K.'"

Naming of the band

Kevi had rented the '60s film, "A Thousand Clowns", and it occurred to him that would be the perfect name for a band.

"When I first moved out here, everybody was like, 'I'm a producer. I'll put you in my movie.' Or 'I'm a director, I'm an executive, I control the whole industry.' All these people were actually assistants or whatever. They all had fancy business cards. I was so inundated with these cards that I had one made that said 'Professional Shepard.' I would tell people,' I have my own flock, but I freelance.' Don't get me wrong, though. I love it out here. But it really is the city of 1000 Clowns."

Album

The group released an album in 1999 titled "Freelance Bubblehead", which was mixed by Beastie Boys producer, Mario Caldato Jr.

It’s remarkable that after all this time (very late 90s), one can still find their MySpace and Wikpedia pages.

Sources / More info: my-1kclowns, wiki-1kc, acad-1kc

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